Kathmandu. Sher Bahadur Deuba has been re-elected as the President of the Nepali Congress from the 14th General Convention. The nearest rival, Dr. Shekhar Koirala. In the 14th general convention where there was fierce competition between Shekhar Koirala and Deuba, Deuba was elected as the chairperson after influential leader Prakash Man Singh supported him.
Deuba had been continuously increasing his lead since the counting of votes started at 11:15 pm on Tuesday. Voting started at 3:30 pm and ended at 9 pm, one and a half hours later than the scheduled time. The counting of votes started at 11:15 pm after the process started.
According to the Election Committee, 4,679 votes were cast in the first round on Monday and 4,623 votes were cast on Tuesday. Of the total 4,743 voters in the NC, the rest were absent. While 2,733 votes were cast in favor of Deuba, 1,855 votes were cast in favor of Koirala.
The Koirala family has been defeated again after the panel including Prakash Man and Vimalendra supported Deuba. As soon as the post of Congress president is finalized, counting of votes for other office bearers and central members will begin.
According to Gopal Krishna Ghimire, coordinator of the election committee, the counting of votes will start this afternoon. He said that he would start counting the votes of the office bearers after some time of physical rest. The counting of votes of other office bearers will be held at the party’s central office in Sanepa.
Ghimire informed that the results of all the polls will be announced by Push 5. The Nepali Congress Election Committee (NCEC) has stated that the counting will be completed as soon as possible. The election of office-bearers and members of the Central Working Committee has been held for the selection of a new working committee of the Nepali Congress. The counting of votes for the presidential candidate was completed on Wednesday morning.
A total of 487 candidates are vying for 132 posts. The 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress was inaugurated on Magsir 24 at Bhrikuti Mandap. Polling stations were set up at one place in the National Assembly and at two places in Bhrikuti Mandap.
Prime Minister and current president Sher Bahadur Deuba, vice president Vimalendra Nidhi, former general secretary Prakash Man Singh, central members Dr. Shekhar Koirala, and there was an election clash between Shekhar Koirala and Kalyan Kumar Gurung. With Deuba as the president, everyone’s attention has been focused on the Nepali Congress.
Who is Deuba
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who has been active in Nepali politics for six decades, was re-elected as the party’s president in a re-poll held on Tuesday under the party’s 14th general convention. At the inauguration ceremony of the General Convention on Margsir 14 (November 8), he had called for the victory of the party president for the last time as per the party constitution.
Deuba, who got involved in politics with the inspiration of BP Koirala, has been living in Budhanilkantha Municipality, Bhadrakali. He was born in Asigram-5, Ruwakhola, Dadeldhura on Jest 3, 2003. He became active in the democratic movement of Nepal after the political developments of 2017 BS.
Homie Deuba’s primary education in the home district, secondary education in Doti, and higher education in Kathmandu. He holds a master’s degree in political science and a law degree from Tribhuvan University. He is a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics.
He was elected from Dadeldhura in the parliamentary elections of 2048 BS, 2051 BS, 2056 BS, and 2074 BS. Deuba, who became the home minister in 2048 BS, has been the prime minister for the fifth time so far.
Deuba, who became the Prime Minister for the first time from 26 Bhadra 2052 BS to 26 March 2053 BS, became the Prime Minister for the second time from 7 falgun 2058 BS to 18 Ashoj 2059 BS. On 18 Ashoj, he was dismissed from office by the then King Gyanendra Shah. After Prime Minister Deuba became the Prime Minister for the third time on Jesth 21, 2061 BS, King Gyanendra dismissed him from the post again on Magh 19, 2061 BS.
As the quarrel within the party escalated, the Nepali Congress split into 2059 BS and became the president of the Nepali Congress (Democratic). After the unification of the Congress and the Congress (Democratic) in 2064 BS, he became the senior leader of the Congress. In the 13th General Convention of the Nepali Congress held on Falgun 4, 2072 BS, he defeated the then-acting president Ram Chandra Poudel and was elected as the president.
Deuba, the leader of the party’s parliamentary party, was elected as the Prime Minister for the fourth time from the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Jest 24, 2074 BS. Deuba, who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the country for the fifth time on Ashar 29, 2078, had issued an order in the name of the President’s Office to appoint him as the Prime Minister within two days.
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